Chipper Jones Quotes (96 Quotes)

Two years ago. We didn't think there was any way we'd do it again in 2004. We just didn't think we had enough.

Well, not for all of October. If they asked me to play again, I would certainly go to camp for a week or so to prepare for it, but not a month.

I would give anything to be able to have another opportunity to play in this tournament. If it meant going to some kind of camp on Feb. 1, I'd go.

Any win is important now. Philly's playing real well. Their score was posted on the scoreboard before our game. We knew we had a chance to gain a game. That's two off the magic number to clinch, whatever it is.

It does show we're going back to normalcy when Met fans begin booing again.

I didn't know that I'm glad you didn't tell me before the game. I'm glad we could avoid that from being a hot topic in the morning.

I would never have thought I would have hit home runs off both those guys. They both have dominant, No. 1-type stuff. It was just one of those nights.

If he gets the opportunity to play, it might get interesting. He might be starting.

This is almost better than the first time. Or at least as good.

If I were to look at it objectively, I'd probably favor other teams as well. But there's something about this clubhouse and this uniform. We walk out on the field and expect to win. I know other teams walk out on the field and they're hoping to win. And there's a big difference. We expect to win. It's not going to be any different this year. If we don't win this division, everyone in this clubhouse will be shocked.

It never feels good, but I've had a couple of heartbreakers where I could have won the game, but instead ended the season, ... You learn from that.

I don't think there's any doubt (he's one of the best pitchers in the league). I would put him right up there. There are guys in this league you have to work your tail off to put the ball in play against them. Pedro is one of those guys.

This will sting for a long time.

I am turning my Golden Child Status over to Frenchie. He is going to be the next face for the Braves for a long time.

Once again, everybody is picking someone else in our division. So we'll just kind of lay back in the weeds and take care of business.

I didn't really take care of myself in terms of what I ate. As I get closer to the end of my career, I can't do that. I want to finish my career strong with the Braves, and I feel this is something that had to be done.

Logic would say Roger has the upper hand in that situation.

It stings a little bit. You can't keep losing games like this down the stretch. The other teams in our division are playing some pretty good baseball.

I have been hearing forever how this team or that team is going to beat us. No one's done it yet.

I know guys that are going to struggle. I know guys that don't play and 'bean' up. To me, that's becoming pretty reliant on something. It's going to have an effect. I don't think there's any doubt.

We got a wakeup call. If it had been the right score between Mexico and Canada, we were heading home.

Probably not, but it's a tremendous compliment to him and his abilities that he's even considered.

His command of the strike zone is a lot better. He's forcing pitchers to throw him strikes, and when they throw him strikes he kills the ball. No. 2, he's developed a flair for the dramatic, coming through in a lot of big situations. Those are things MVPs are made of.

This organization is really in good, good hands for the next eight to 10 years.

Unbelievable year. It's like almost everybody had amazing years, including guys who weren't even in camp with the club.

When I came up in'95, ... David Justice started calling me the Golden Child. What he meant was that he felt I would become the face of the Braves organization. Frenchie a Francoeur nickname is the new Golden Child. His face is going to be the face of the Braves.

That was probably the year that stands out for me. You put Lopez and Galarraga in the middle of our lineup for a full season, we could compete with anyone.

I cannot think of anyone I would rather have handling my money, contracts, or my career. Many times doing what is right for the player gets lost in the sports-management industry.

There's a little bit of an immature attitude that falls over this clubhouse at times.

I probably had more butterflies today than any playoff game. There was a tremendous amount of pride to walk into our clubhouse and see 30 guys with some pretty darn big egos and put them aside for this.

I'm very impressed. I've been wanting to go over to Japan for a long time to play on the All-Star tour. Everybody tells me they usually kick our butts when we go over there. So major league-caliber baseball is played over in Japan, too.

I had more butterflies today than any playoff game or other game I've ever been in. And I wasn't even starting. I was just hoping those guys could get a cushy lead before they let me in there to mess it up.

From a team point of view, it wasn't a real good trip. But from an individual standpoint of getting to go out there and prove myself with some of the best players in the country and the world, it was very satisfying.

I like beating everybody, not just the Mets, ... It just so happens that we play them late in the season a lot every year and we've had some meaningful games.

I'm going to hear it from Oscar when we get back to camp.

They're all kind of taking turns stockpiling and gearing up for us. Once again everybody is picking somebody else. We'll just lay back in the weeds.

It was awesome. The Mexican fans brought the electricity. You could sense the passion they have for baseball.

It's been an electric atmosphere. You would never expect to see the crowds that large, especially with the (hot) weather. I think this ballclub has piqued the interest of Atlanta. People want to come out and see what all the hubbub is about.

We don't want to go home and have everybody say that this team didn't accomplish what it should've accomplished.

Maybe some people in here thought we were going to glide into the playoffs, but it ain't going to happen. There are too many good teams in the league. We let an opportunity slide in this homestand.

I get the benefit from him having a monster year. He's pretty much killed them in every series and he's the last guy that they want to have at the plate with the game on the line.

We'll just wait and see how it feels. Right now, I feel like my ankle took the brunt of it.

Barry is going to be under constant scrutiny. For the last 15 to 20 years, he's been the face of baseball.

These guys may not experience success right away like our group did. But before they're said and done, they might have a bigger impact on the success of this organization.

That's the only way you can do it. Regardless of the circumstances, you come in and have fun like you always do. Then, once the horn sounds, it's all business.

That's very sad news for the game of baseball. He's a great ambassador for the game. My thoughts are with his family.

They've added some much-needed arms to their bullpen. That will obviously make a difference.

I thought it was electric.

We're going to go as far as our pitching staff takes us. It's been that way around here for years. If we pitch well, we're going to win a lot of games.

I think chemistry is probably our greatest asset right now. It can only be a good thing. These guys are close knit.